What I didn't get about the JLA book was why the fuck the Planetary guys were so EEEEvil. Oh and I hated the Batman book. If you are going to have a Batman crossover, then just do it. Please leave Adam West out of it. Poor guy.

burlivesleftnut wrote:What I didn't get about the JLA book was why the fuck the Planetary guys were so EEEEvil. Oh and I hated the Batman book. If you are going to have a Batman crossover, then just do it. Please leave Adam West out of it. Poor guy.

Any work that encapsulates the multi-faceted legacy of a pop-cultural icon that has gone through more career makeovers than Madonna, The Beatles, Jesus and Satan combined (hyperbole, natch), does it all firmly in it's own "rules", with a wry sense of humor about the whole shebang but yet still manages to wring emotional pathos out of said enduring pop-cultural icon deserves more than a "Please leave Adam West out of it" snide snarkasm, you swine. Besides, the Adam West incarnation got the best of Jakita...JAKITA!!!...then led directly to the wonderful image of Elijah turning, thinking he was gonna face that doofy do-gooder, only to find what I can only guess to be Miller's (?..little help with that one Dennis) gigantic snarling version.

Jeebus, I need a life...

Personally, I'm an atheist in the voting booth and a theist in the movie theatre. I separate the morality of religion with the spirituality and solace of it. There is something boring about atheism.

keepcoolbutcare wrote:Any work that encapsulates the multi-faceted legacy of a pop-cultural icon that has gone through more career makeovers than Madonna, The Beatles, Jesus and Satan combined (hyperbole, natch), does it all firmly in it's own "rules", with a wry sense of humor about the whole shebang but yet still manages to wring emotional pathos out of said enduring pop-cultural icon deserves more than a "Please leave Adam West out of it" snide snarkasm, you swine. Besides, the Adam West incarnation got the best of Jakita...JAKITA!!!...then led directly to the wonderful image of Elijah turning, thinking he was gonna face that doofy do-gooder, only to find what I can only guess to be Miller's (?..little help with that one Dennis) gigantic snarling version.

Yes, it was the Dark Knight Batman. I can't say in which order, but we saw a generic Modern Batman, the Dark Knight, Adam West, Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams period (the stick-fighting), early 1940s and the future. I think there was one more, but I just can't remember and I'm at work, so I can't check the comic. The entire enterprise was an excuse for Ellis to play with the many versions of the character over the last 67 years. I rather missed the 1950s somewhat silly, square-jawed Batman.

Planetary/JLA was a waste of time. It wasn't even drawn by Cassady.

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." -- Noam Chomsky

I actually got this (Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.) as a TPB for Christmas, and finally started reading it today. Although I have to admit I was looking forward to it a lot more before I knew that the artist was a douche who hated our guts, I like what I see so far.

"I've been the leader of H.A.T.E. since before any of you were born! Except you. You look kind of old."

This series was AWESOME. Everything about it is so much fun, including the letters section. The story and art are both cartoony, yes, and there's really no character development to speak of (except for maybe Dirk Anger, who goes from a se1lout on the verge of a nervous breakdown to a suicidal zombie), but the zany anarchy on every panel is infectious. I can see being underwhelmed if you picked up a random issue, since it is somewhat light; as Ellis himself states in his pitch to Marvel, no story arc is designed to last for more than 2 issues. However, if you ever get your hands on the TPB, I guarantee you'll go through it in a matter of days. Oh, and "The Captain" has the best origin of all-time. Anyway, all you fleshy ones who have yet to read Nextwave totally should. I could copy-and-paste the pages I thought were hilarious for days, but I'll stick with one (or two):

I thought it was fun, but I got it from the library and so didn't have to pay for it. I wouldn't have bought it, having purchased the first issue and been underwhelmed. Ellis does a certain amount of silly well, but his comedy leaves me mostly cool. Hope you enjoy it, Pacino.

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." -- Noam Chomsky

James Whitbrook wrote:While researching my article on Monica Rambeau’s unfortunate history, I naturally re-read one of her standout series: Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen’s Nextwave: Agents of HATE. It’s a comic I already held dear to my heart, but it re-affirmed what I previously thought: It’s the most joyful comic Marvel have ever released.

James Whitbrook wrote:As Carol Danvers rides high in the comics as Captain Marvel, it’s hard to remember that she wasn’t the first woman to take on the mantle: back in 1982, Monica Rambeau became that woman. If you haven’t heard of her, though, there’s a reason. Here’s the sad story of the Captain Marvel comics forgot.